Volume : 6, Issue : 12, December - 2017

A STUDY OF CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DERMATOPHYTE INFECTIONS

Dr Rayavarapu Rama

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>BACKGROUND:</b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%">Dermatophytosis&nbsp; is&nbsp; a&nbsp; superficial&nbsp; fungal&nbsp; infection&nbsp; of&nbsp; keratinized&nbsp; tissues&nbsp; of&nbsp; skin&nbsp; caused&nbsp; by&nbsp; Dermatophytes.&nbsp; Mode&nbsp; of&nbsp; spread&nbsp; is&nbsp; by&nbsp; direct&nbsp; contact&nbsp; from&nbsp; infected&nbsp; human&nbsp; beings (Anthropophilic),&nbsp; animals&nbsp; (Zoophilic)&nbsp; and&nbsp; soil&nbsp; ( Geophilic)&nbsp; and&nbsp; indirectly&nbsp; from&nbsp; fomites. It&nbsp; causes&nbsp; a&nbsp; major&nbsp; public&nbsp; health&nbsp; problem&nbsp; in&nbsp; hot&nbsp; and&nbsp; humid&nbsp; regions. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>AIM:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">To&nbsp; study&nbsp; the&nbsp; clinical&nbsp; and&nbsp; epidemiological&nbsp; profile&nbsp; of&nbsp; Dermatophytoses.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>METHODS&nbsp; AND&nbsp; MATERIALS:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">100&nbsp;&nbsp; patients&nbsp; presented&nbsp; with&nbsp; clinical&nbsp; diagnosis&nbsp; of&nbsp; dermatophytoses&nbsp; were&nbsp; included&nbsp; in the&nbsp; study.&nbsp; Complete&nbsp; clinical&nbsp; and&nbsp; mycological&nbsp; examination&nbsp; were&nbsp; done&nbsp; in&nbsp; each&nbsp; case.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>RESULTS:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Commonest&nbsp; age&nbsp; group&nbsp; affected&nbsp; was&nbsp; 20 &ndash; 29&nbsp; and&nbsp; 30 - 39&nbsp; years.&nbsp; Males&nbsp; outnumbered&nbsp; females. Commonest&nbsp; clinical&nbsp; type&nbsp; seen&nbsp; was&nbsp;&nbsp; tinea&nbsp; corporis&nbsp; ( 40%)&nbsp; followed&nbsp; by&nbsp; tinea&nbsp; cruris&nbsp; (30%).&nbsp; Commonest&nbsp; species&nbsp; was&nbsp; Trichophyton&nbsp; ruum.<o:p></o:p></p>